Jul 09

Greenwald: NBC and MSNBC are essentially arms of the CIA and U.S. Military

It is well documented that most “mainstream” news is under the pay and support of the government.

Now intrepid journalist Glenn Greenwald documents that MSNBC and NBC are knowingly and unapologetically publishing fake news supported by the CIA.

Even when the public loudly alerts NBC and MSNBC executives about their false reporting, the networks refuse to correct the fake news.

“That’s because NBC News and MSNBC have essentially merged with the CIA and intelligence community and thus, use their tactics,” according to Greenwald.

“The network is filled with former generals and CIA officials who are part of the community that pioneered these smear tactics of accusing journalists and critics they dislike of being traitors, spies, and Kremlin loyalists.” See here.

Jul 08

Turkish government purges thousands of government workers deemed suspicious

The people of Turkey may get a brief period of relief from government workers.

Turkish president Erdogan has purged some 130,000 government workers over the past several years, claiming they were associated with ‘terrorist’ movements. Thousands more have been arrested and imprisoned.

In almost every instance, Erdogan security forces claim the employees are associated with exiled cleric Fetullah Gulen. Gulen now lives in the U.S. and has invested heavily in American private charter schools.

This past week, after Erdogan claims to have been reelected to another 5-year term, Turkish authorities dismissed more than 18,000 state employees for alleged ties to ‘terror.’

An emergency decree published in Turkey’s Official Gazette listed the names, saying they had been “removed from public duty” over their alleged links to organizations that “act against national security.”

Jul 08

Female tourist in Egypt sentenced to 8 years for Facebook posts complaining of sexual harassment

A 24-year-old Lebanese tourist in Egypt complained of being sexually harassed by taxi drivers and young men in the street, as well as poor restaurant service during the holy month of Ramadan.

She posted a video on Facebook.

A Cairo court found her guilty of deliberately spreading false rumours that would harm society, attacking religion, and public indecency.

On Saturday she was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Jul 06

Thousands of millionaires flee socialist Maryland and California

When you tax something you get less of it.

In 2008 Maryland’s government passed a millionaire tax, taking more than 6 percent of everything earned by the state’s millionaires (in addition to all other taxes they already pay). One-third of all millionaires in the state either moved away or quit earning so much money the following year. See here.
Now thousands of millionaires are fleeing the hostile state of California, which enacted America’s highest state income tax rates a couple years ago.

According to new research released by Charles Varner, associate director of the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, California lost an estimated 138 high-income individuals following passage of the Proposition 30 income tax increase championed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) and approved by Golden State voters in 2012.

Jul 04

28-year-old bartender defeats 4th ranking Democrat in Congress despite being outspent by 18 to 1

Every claim made by campaign finance reformers is untrue. In the recent New York Democratic primaries, a 28-year-old bartender named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated the 4th-ranked Democrat in the U.S. House, Joe Crowley.

Crowley outspent Ocasia-Cortez by a margin of at least 18 to 1.

Crowley was widely thought to be in line to be the next Democratic speaker of the House.

Jul 04

British financial sector thrives after Brexit

Government trusters everywhere denounced the vote by Brits to leave the European Union two years ago.

Almost every pro-government economist, financial columnist and figurehead predicted financial calamity would fall upon the people of Britain for daring to be independent.

But a review by Max Colchester and Patricia Kowsmann in the Wall Street Journal finds that Britain remains the financial crown of all Europe.

“Brexit was meant to be a crippling blow to London’s position as the financial capital of Europe.” But two years later, London “remains mostly undiminished, and no single other European city is close to claiming its crown.”

“The amount of international lending channeled through U.K.-based banks INCREASED between the [Brexit] vote and the end of 2017.” See here.

Jul 04

Socialist California has gone from the 5th largest economy in the world to the 7th

Forget the overuse of the terms “liberal” and “democratic.”

A more accurate description is pro-government. California’s “leaders” have driven its policies in an extreme pro-government direction for 30 years.

One-third of the nation’s welfare recipients are in California, which has only one-eighth of U.S. population.

See here. “What Happens When Democrats Run Your State?”

California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.

Its massive government consumes 1/3 more of state GDP than in that of Texas.

Similar to Venezuela, California has lost much of its business sector in recent years. 9,000 businesses have left the state in the past 7 years.

Jul 03

65% of Americans say “the system is rigged”

Many Americans have lost faith in elections and government.

A poll by Frank Luntz shows that 65% of surveyed Americans agreed that “the system in America is rigged against everyday, ordinary Americans.” See here.

Jul 01

Fanatical government truster arrested for death threats over “net neutrality”

During the Obama years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a tyrannical step to take over control of the internet.

They called it “net neutrality”–and it was promoted as an idea to equalize internet access and stop evil internet corporations from charging different rates for different streaming speeds.

Under the ‘net neutrality’ regulations, internet providers would need to be government licensed, and government agents would monitor and control internet traffic and content.

Many fanatical government trusters were tricked into believing that internet corporations had plans to charge the rich less than the poor, or to boost corporations over individuals, or something.

Government agencies, and THE LARGEST CORPORATIONS (acting mostly in secret, in an effort to keep competition down) were quite successful in drumming up support for the net neutrality scam.

When Trump became president, the FCC switched to Republican control, and Trump’s pick for FCC chair Ajit Pai, decided to abolish the ‘net neutrality’ idea. Pai pointed out that in the two years of net neutrality, investment in internet ingenuity had decreased significantly.

The internet was free again.

Fanatical government trusters were outraged. Pai and other anti-net-neutrality voices became targets of death threats.

Now one fanatical government truster has been arrested for sending an email to Pai saying “I will find your children and I will kill them.” See here.

Jun 28

War on whistleblowers: federal agents pound on door of whistleblower and try to silence him DURING LIVE CBS INTERVIEW

Every government seeks the same powers: to obtain and control all property and all freedom, to require ‘transparancy’ from all subjects so that subjects may keep no secrets from government and must lay naked before the state (while concealing the inner workings of government from any public scrutiny), and to cage or kill all who resist.

Here is a story of a CBS reporter doing a live interview with an I.C.E. whistleblower who was revealing that I.C.E.–and not the Oakland mayor–gave the order for I.C.E. to stop immigration enforcement in Oakland earlier this year. (Apparently, the higher-ups in the Department of Homeland Security–fearing political repurcussions, or perhaps retribution by the President–wanted all ‘blame’ placed on the mayor and not their own agency.)

During the midst of the CBS interview, high-ranking federal officials pounded on the whistleblower’s door to try to stop the interview. See here.